He got injured while playing football.

[thehammer]

Which one is correct?

1- He got injured while playing football.
2- He was injured while playing football.

 

[SoothingDave]

Both.

 

[Barque]

They have slightly different meanings.

 

[thehammer]

They have slightly different meanings.

Could you please explain? I am not used to with get passive.

 

[Barque]

He got injured -- this refers to a specific incident. A happening or an incident. (Hindi - Aise hua)

He was injured -- this refers to a specific situation. A specific circumstance, or the way things were at a particular time. (Hindi - Aisa thha)

 

[jutfrank]

He was injured while playing football.

This is ambiguous. It could be read that injured is an adjective describing his state during play. It could also be that injured is a verb in the passive voice, paraphraseable as 'Someone injured him while (he was) playing football'.

 

[Barque]

I think most people would take it to mean "He got injured while playing football" rather than that he played while injured.

He could either have injured himself or have been injured by someone else.

 

[Tarheel]

I don't think so. To describe that situation we might say, "He played while injured" or "He played despite being injured" or "He played despite an injury".

 

[Barque]

I don't think so. To describe that situation we might say, "He played while injured" or "He played despite being injured" or "He played despite an injury".

I take it you were replying to Jutfrank's post and not mine, Tarheel? We seem to be saying the same thing.

 

[thehammer]

He became injured while playing.

Does that sound well?

 

[Tarheel]

I take it you were replying to Jutfrank's post and not mine, Tarheel? We seem to be saying the same thing.

That's right.

 

[Tarheel]

He became injured while playing.

Does that sound well?

The first sentence is good. The second one isn't.

 

[Barque]

He became injured while playing.

I'd prefer "got" to "became". Or "He injured himself ..."

I'd also specify what sport or game he was playing, unless you're talking about a child.

Does that sound well?

Does that sound correct?

 

[Tarheel]

@thehammer @Barque I overlooked that. At first he was injured while playing football, but now we have no idea how it happened.

Is that good?
Is that correct?
Is that right?

Are all possible.

 

[Tdol]

He could either have injured himself or have been injured by someone else.

He might have been injured without the involvement of anyone else, but I wouldn't call that injuring yourself.

 

[Barque]

I'm not sure I've followed. If I'm playing football, and stumble and fall while running for the ball and twist my ankle, I might tell someone who asks me why I'm limping, "I injured/hurt myself playing football".